KABUL, Afghanistan - Seven Afghan construction workers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in central Afghanistan, the government said Thursday.The group of workers for Qaher Afghan Road Construction Company were traveling in Uruzgan province on Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by a remote-controlled bomb, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. All the passengers were killed.
Taliban militants regularly target civilians seen as allied with the government or international forces, along with troops themselves. However, no group immediately claimed responsibility for the Uruzgan bombing.